"Mr. Mad Lion's twenty consecutive battles, fifth match, begins!"
"Boom!"
As soon as the arena administrator spoke, "Mad Lion" raised the long saber in his hand, lightning flashed, and he slashed a thunderous saber energy towards Roy.
Clearly, "Mad Lion" wanted a quick victory.
Having already gone through two not-weak battles, Mad Lion probably felt he had underestimated the situation. If he got entangled in a few more fights, let alone twenty consecutive battles, even ten consecutive battles would be difficult.
And according to the rules of the Blood Battle Stage, once consecutive battles are chosen, if the required number of wins isn't reached, even if one wins nineteen times and loses the twentieth, no one will acknowledge you as a strong fighter with nineteen consecutive wins.
"Hum!"
Facing the incoming saber energy, a phantom of a mysterious yellow bell appeared in front of Roy.
"Boom!"
"Crack crack..."
The thunderous saber energy struck the phantom of the Star Bell, emitting a dull sound. Then, this thunderous saber energy was directly scattered by the rebound force of the Star Bell.
"Is this a defensive Divine Artifact?"
Seeing this, Mad Lion's brows furrowed.
Most people who refined defensive Divine Artifacts made them into armor. This was the first time he had seen someone refine a defensive Divine Artifact into a bell.
"Watch how I shatter your Divine Artifact!"
Generally, the power of a High-level Divine Artifact could block the attacks of a Three-star Devil, and stronger ones could defend against the attacks of a Four-star Devil.
Unlike offensive Divine Artifacts, offensive Divine Artifacts absorbed combat experience and the killing intent from defeating enemies as their owner fought, enhancing their "spirituality." It was like a god comprehending the Profound Mysteries of Laws; the stronger the artifact's own "spirituality," the greater its power.
As for defensive Divine Artifacts, the strongest could only defend against the attacks of a Five-star Devil. This was only achievable by artifacts that had accompanied their owner for billions of years, during which the owner had experienced countless life-and-death battles.
Beyond that, there was nothing.
This was because attacks from Six-star Devils could already cause ripples in the space of God Planes, or even tear space apart. No matter how strong a defensive Divine Artifact was, it couldn't withstand the tearing force of broken space.
Attacks from Seven-star Devils could tear space casually. Apart from Lord God Artifacts, no other defensive Divine Artifacts could resist the turbulence after space had been shattered.
Therefore, for Six-star Devils and above, unless one possessed a Lord God Artifact or was a divine beast with sufficiently powerful physical defense, everyone used defensive techniques developed from the Profound Mysteries of Laws during battles.
In such situations, if a finishing move could block the opponent's attack, then there would be no problem.
If it couldn't block the attack, or didn't completely block it, the consequence could be direct death in severe cases, or heavy injuries in milder ones.
"Mad Thunder Slash!"
Mad Lion roared, his figure turning into a streak of lightning. The destructive aura of lightning surged on his long saber, and arcs of lightning wrapped around the saber as he slashed down at Roy.
Where the lightning saber passed, the space of the Blood Battle Stage was pulled into a long black line.
The power of this strike had reached the limit of a Six-star Devil, tearing through the space of the Blood Battle Stage.
"Boom!"
Mad Lion's strike landed on the Star Bell surrounding Roy, causing its divine power to vibrate. However, to Mad Lion's surprise, neither the attack he unleashed nor the spatial rift it created could break through the Star Bell's defense.
The divine light outside the Star Bell emitted ripples, and the lightning and spatial cracks gradually diminished upon encountering these ripples.
"How is this possible?"
"What kind of defensive Divine Artifact is this? Could it be a Lord God Artifact?"
Mad Lion was shocked. His strongest attack couldn't break the defense of this Divine Artifact?
Mad Lion was mistaken.
Roy's Star Bell was originally an offensive Divine Artifact.
However, during its refinement, Roy had infused a large amount of soul power, granting the Star Bell soul defense capabilities.
Roy had merely enlarged the Star Bell to encompass himself, relying on the inherent hardness of the Divine Artifact to defend against attacks.
The current Star Bell had been an offensive High-level Divine Artifact for over a hundred thousand years. With Roy's current strength, the Star Bell couldn't provide any power boost to him, but it could fully withstand Roy's Profound Mysteries of Laws, allowing him to unleash his full strength.
Even though Roy was using the Star Bell as a defensive artifact, in essence, it was an offensive High-level Divine Artifact.
To destroy an offensive Divine Artifact, one would need at least the strength of a Seven-star Devil.
Furthermore, it would require continuous attacks.
To destroy a High-level Divine Artifact in a single blow, it would be impossible without the strength of a Prefect-level cultivator.
Roy's Profound Mysteries of Laws surged, and he casually patted the Star Bell.
"Hum!"
Roy's perfectly integrated Profound Mysteries of Laws of Earth Pulse, one of the four laws he comprehended, erupted through the Star Bell with a powerful wave that instantly spread outwards.
"Boom!"
Under this wave, Mad Lion had no power to resist. His defensive artifact instantly shattered, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying, landing on the stage.
"I surrender, I surrender!"
Before he had fully landed, Mad Lion had already uttered words of surrender.
The difference in strength was too great.
If it had been even a moment later, Mad Lion feared he would have died.
"Hiss..."
"This Star has such immense power."
Roy's attack immediately shocked everyone in the Blood Battle Stage.
From Mad Lion's previous three battles, everyone could tell he possessed the strength of a Six-star Devil, and moreover, he was considered a strong contender among Six-star Devils.
Otherwise, Mad Lion wouldn't have dared to utter such arrogant words about aiming for "twenty consecutive victories."
Unfortunately, Mad Lion's luck was poor; after winning three consecutive matches, he encountered the more powerful Star.
"Seven-star, this Star is definitely a Seven-star Devil."
After rolling off the arena, Mad Lion's fear subsided a bit.
The defensive Divine Artifact he wore, which he had nurtured for over a million years and could withstand an attack from a Four-star Devil, had instantly shattered under that ripple.
If his ultimate move hadn't offset part of the ripple's power, he would have been utterly obliterated.
Even so, he had already used more than half his divine power to recover from his injuries.
"Wow, congratulations Mr. Star for defeating Mr. Mad Lion, who had won three consecutive matches. Now, Mr. Star, would you like to continue challenging or rest for a while?"
Compared to speaking with Mad Lion, the administrator's attitude toward Roy was much more respectful.
It was a joke; this was a Seven-star Devil.
"Continue."
"Oh, and if we want to aim for a hundred consecutive wins, what do we need to do?"
"One, a hundred consecutive wins?"
The arena administrator was shocked. Although these powerful Seven-star Devils who came to the Nine Nether Region's Blood Battle Stage would choose consecutive battles, they usually only went for at most ten or twenty consecutive wins.
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